‘Not mine,’ Sara Duterte says of text urging Cayetano’s rejection

Credit to Author: Alexander Magno| Date: Tue, 09 Jul 2019 16:18:07 +0000

Text message sent to Mike Defensor

Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio denied Tuesday night that she was behind a text message circulating among lawmakers asking them to reject Taguig Rep. Alan Peter Cayetano as the next House Speaker.

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Duterte: ‘I see very dangerous times ahead’

Credit to Author: Alexander Magno| Date: Tue, 09 Jul 2019 14:10:37 +0000

Rodrigo Duterte at Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo appreciation party

Sensing “very dangerous times ahead,” President Rodrigo Duterte said on Tuesday the government should continue its efforts in increasing the capabilities of the military and the police.

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Duterte names new CA, CTA justices

Credit to Author: eestopace| Date: Tue, 09 Jul 2019 12:56:58 +0000

President Duterte has appointed four new Associate Justices of the Court of Appeals (CA) and one Associate Justice of the Court of Tax Appeals (CTA).

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Duterte remark on ‘restive’ AFP warns of possible coup – Palace

Credit to Author: Alexander Magno| Date: Tue, 09 Jul 2019 09:59:38 +0000

President Rodrigo Duterte believes the military might stage a coup d’etat if the problems plaguing the Philippines would persist, presidential spokesperson Salvador Panelo said in a statement issued on Tuesday.

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Legislators more interested in reelection than Duterte’s legislative agenda — expert

Credit to Author: eestopace| Date: Tue, 09 Jul 2019 06:17:45 +0000

Lawmakers are more interested in reelection than in supporting President Rodrigo Duterte’s legislative agenda despite the President’s popularity, an expert said Tuesday.

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Palace hits Sison over US-backed coup claim

Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Mon, 08 Jul 2019 21:36:10 +0000

MANILA, Philippines — Jose Maria Sison should “wake up from his half-century of sleep,” Malacañang said on Monday as it dismissed the exiled communist leader’s latest rant as a “wishful thinking of a tired, old, failed revolutionary.”

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Duterte on record-high rating: Just doing my job

Credit to Author: Alexander Magno| Date: Mon, 08 Jul 2019 18:00:25 +0000

Duterte on record-high rating: Just doing my job

President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday downplayed his new record-high net satisfaction rating, saying he was just doing his job.

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Duterte: I’ll take full responsibility if Go, Dela Rosa misbehave

Credit to Author: Alexander Magno| Date: Mon, 08 Jul 2019 16:11:47 +0000

Duterte: I’ll take full responsibility if Go, Dela Rosa misbehave

President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday said he would take full responsibility if two of his closest allies in the Senate — Christopher “Bong” Go and Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa — would misbehave.

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